Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Norway
Norway: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 19,309 in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Norway, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Norway stood at 19,309.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Norway peaked at 19,896 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,271, in 1971.
That places Norway 45th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,302 | 4,271 | 5,779 | 6 |
| 1980s | 6,627 | 6,179 | 7,072 | 8 |
| 1990s | 7,831 | 5,802 | 9,024 | 5 |
| 2000s | 9,624 | 9,359 | 9,888 | 2 |
| 2010s | 15,820 | 13,332 | 18,804 | 8 |
| 2020s | 19,247 | 18,476 | 19,896 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 51,889 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Norway?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Norway was 19,309 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 19,896 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,271 in 1971.
- How does Norway rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- Norway ranks 45th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release